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Huntsville gazette., 1887-01-15
Ex-PRESIDENTS.
Historical Facts of Interest to Every Citi-
zen of the United States.

Historical Facts of Interest to Every Citi-
zen of the United States.
Mr.. Hayes is now the only living ex-,
President of the United States. When
President Cleveland had taken the oath
of Office in March, 1885, there were
three ex-presidents, but the death OF
General Grant in the summer Of 1885
and that Of Mr.. Arthur in November,
1886, has reduced the number to one.
Washington, as is well known, died in
December, 1899, during the Presidency
Of his iIl,fa staaiialc rscecessor, adr. adams.
Then the long period of a quarter of a
century elapsed before another ex-Pre-
sident died. At the beginning of July,
1926, John Quincy Adams being Presi-
dent, four ex-Presidents survived:
John Adams, Jefferson, Madison and
Monroe The number was reduced to
two by the death of Adams and Jeffer.
son on July 4th.
Monroe died July, 4, 1881; Madison,
June %, 1886; Harrison died in office
April 4, 1S41; and jackson died June
8, 1845. From 1926 to the close of Mr..
Tyler's administration there were at all
times at least two ex-Presidents living,
and during much Of the time there
were three, from March 4, 1S45, until
Jackson's death in June of the same
year, there were four, namely, John
Quincy Adams jackson, Van Buren
and Tyler. z-
Jackson's death again reduced the
number to three, and when the second
Adams died, February %, 1S4S, there
were but two left. Polk was Presi-
dent at the time. His term ex-
pired March 4, 1849, and he died.
three months later, June Is; so that
the increase of the number was but
transient. Taylor's death IN office,
July 9, 1850, made no change in the
number. Then come long period Of
over twelve years during which no
President had a second term and no
ex-President died. -.
From March, 1861, until the begin
ming of the year 1862, five ex-Presidents.
were living: Van Buren, Tyler, Filf-'
more, Pierce and Buchanan This.
was the largest number in the history
Of the country. But Tyler died January
II, and Van Buren July "A of: that
year, and reduced the number to three:
Lincoln's death in office April Is,
1865, made no difference IN tne'nurhber,
but when Buchanan died June L, 1861
only two ex-Presidents were left. The
expiration of Mr.. Johnson's presidency.
in March, 1869, was followed October
9 Of the same year, by the death of Mr.
Pierce, and again there were only'two
eG-Presidents living.
Fillmore having died March g.. 1872,
and johnson July 81, 1875, there was
left no living ex-President, for the first
time since March 1901. General Grant,
however, became an ex-President in
March, 1877, Hayes in 1881, and Arthur
in 1885. President Garfield's s death in
office in 1881 made no change in the
then number of two ex-Presidents. But,
as we have said, Mr.. Arthur's death.
following that of General Grant, has
brought it down to one.-Youth's COM
Dd7llO21.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-01-15
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

DR.. VIM. PERRY, the sole survivor of tbs
passengers of Robert Fulton's first steam +.
boat ride down the Hudson, died on the
18th, centsnarian.
AN agent of European capitalists on the
18th paid into the State Treasury of Texas
$147, 900 in payment for lands purchased
from the State
PARTIES from Iowa on the 18th purchased
5000 acres of land in Tauahatchie county,
Miss.
The Virginia tobacco crop of 1886, it is
estimated, weighs out only half crop,
and only one fourth of that has the color
Of good tobacco.
MRS. LOWE was elected State Librarian
10th.
JOHN ROACH, the great ship-buildsr
died at New York on the 10th.
L. C. DULANEY, a merchant and levet
contractor, was assassinated near Rose
dale, Miss, on the Sth
IT is reported that work on the Kansas
City road east Of Tupelo, Miss, has been
stopped; that the road has purchased the
Georgia Pacific from Columbus to Bir-
mingham, and that the intention is to
build the Kansas City road, via Pontotoc,
Okolona and Aberdeen to Columbus.
A DISASTROUS shipwreck occurred on the
Virginia coast on the Sth. Not less than
twenty, and probably more, lives were
lost, among them five life-saving men,
who in the discharge of their duty were
drowned.
The total appropriation made by the
river and harbor bill is 1886, $50, in
cluding an appropriation of 100000 for
The Improvement of the Arkansas river.
A BILL to reduce internal revenue taxa.
ton and duties on raw sugar and for other
purposes was introduced in the House on
the Sth by Mir. Hiscock, of New York.
A SEARCH of the house, in Philadelphia,
where the two old misers, Joseph Perry
and Richard Price, were found lying dead
on the 7th, brought to light hidden treas
ure amounting to 100000.
THE Arkansas State Assembly of the
Knights of Labor closed five days. ses-
sion at Pine Bluff on the Sth.
SAM HALL, one of the highwaymen who
assaulted Ridenor in a brickyard at Knox
vile. Tenn, several nights since, and
robbed him of 1926 and almost murdered
him. was arrested on the Sth in Wood
bury, KY.
AT meeting of manufacturers, mer
chants and business men,, assembled at
Nashville, Tenn, on the sth, resolutions
were passed opposing the passage of the
interstate commerce bill now pending In
Congress.
THE Adjutant General of Texas is
.,.rmad about the Knights of Labor, and
wants the militia increased.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-01-15
THATCHED ROOFS.
A Warm Shelter That May Be Made Mt n
Trifiing Expense.

A thatched roof makes q warm and
durable shelter, and may often be made
at little cost.
Rye straw threshed with a fail, and
kept straight with the short or broken
straw raked out, is the best material
for thatching. Wheat or even oat
straw would do, and possibly, too,
straight grass. The roof is made ready
for thatching by mailing strips Of
board or laths, one by two inches,
across the rafters, putting them foot
apart. The pitch should be steep (say
third pitch) to insure a waterproof,
or durable roof. Cut the straw of uni
form length and have it straight. To
begin, tie the straw in bundles six
inches in diameter. The band should
be quite close to the upper end, the
one which is fastened to the cross
strip. Twine may be used by passing
it around the butt end of the bundle, but
others prefer straw with which to fasten
the bundles on. This is done by taking
a few straws from each side of the
bundle, after it is laid on the cross
strips, and pass them over the nextone;
laid and under the strips, and over
again, then adding more straw from
the bundle just tied. In this way a.
continuous rope is made until the end
of the course is reached. The courses
should overlap SO as to make the roof
the thickness of three bundles, or abont
eighteen inches, and the pitch should
be one-third. The side of a building
may be thatched in the same manner,
and in this way very warm poultry and
hog houses may be made. Horses,
cattle or sheep would be liable to spoil
the thatching of any portion within
their reach.-Farm and .F5reside.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-01-15

Telegraph messenger boys OF Al
bany, N. T., carry dark lanterns, which
they use at night to find the numbers
on houses in the dark streets OF the
town
Huntsville gazette., 1887-01-15

JAMES EDWARD NowLIN, the perpetrator
1.-THE horrible murder of Geo A Goldman,
Tas arraigned in the Somersville Mass.
police court on the 9TH. and pleaded not
guilty He was committed without bail
ior trial.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-01-15

v,,r Haven. Conn, on the Sth, Judge
Al ~. ~ fnel two railroad officials for
.ack.lsting a man.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-01-15

MoSG the petitions and memorials pre-
sael to the United States Senate on the
y'sfe quite a number praying for an
&s@.ration, ~ and in some cases asking
y. lsl'lnite sum Of 500, to enable colored
NNteAs 70 emigrate to Lihe ria.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-01-15

TnE gift of drinking fountain to STRAIT
!'ri-on-Avon by Mr.. George w. Childs, of
hiadelphia, is pleasantly commented
9on by the London Daily Telegraph as "an
act Of graceful munifcence.n
Huntsville gazette., 1887-01-15

,... CLEVELAND held her first public
PIT ;45 If +he season at the White House
X which was largely attended.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-01-15

CONSIDERABLE comment has been occa-
Soled in Washington by published re-
?q'is that "slush fund.- of S2,00O00O has
seen distributed where it would do the
most good in the interest of Pacific rail
mad legislation.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-01-15

rnr total appropriation made by the
D..,. ard Harbor bill, as reported to the
Y,,.e of Representatives, on the Sth, is 81,
ogG "A
Huntsville gazette., 1887-01-15

6syERAL SUPERINTENDENT JAMIsON Of
1erailWay mail service has received in
ftmation that fourteen pouches of letter
lml and about truck-load Of paper mail
we're burned in the recent wreck at Tiff
in. O.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-01-15

SouE miscreant exploded dynamite on
he cable road at San Fran cisco, doing
damage and creating wild E.
spread CONSERVATION.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-01-15

The Vienna cores pondentof the London
Taa contradicts the statement that an
alliance has been entered into between
Russia and Germany.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-01-15

New York is the greatest hay mar
ket Of the country. 1t receives $780,
900 bales every year, and most Of tits
consumed on the island. The average
price is s15.-N Y Times. .
Huntsville gazette., 1887-01-15
NEWS IN BRIEF.
co,spIled from varieus Sources

,,xsin Belgium are ordered to be
6s-4l,a saa take their places in the army on
.5ort notice.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-01-15

The President has issued an executive
order directing that hereafter pensioners
residing in Montana and Wyoming be paid
IRON the San Francisco agency.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-01-15

n 4, sgtel that the Russian Govern
rs-. ta, made proposals which are cal
crs.oi 10 peacefully solve the Bulgarian
difficulty
Huntsville gazette., 1887-01-15

~. Cleveland win give luncheon
i NJ ,3th 1t half-past one o'clock to
on '-,.,. --+ t5irty vonng ladies' of Washington.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-01-15

Foy. H. n. C0cKRELL was renominated
f1r Tinted states Senator from Missouri
a, tha 6.h BIZ tho Democratic caucus at
Jefferson City.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-01-15

s,.. -o 'le last volume of reports of United
,r.5 es supreme Court decisions, just is
IL mere appears as an appendix, the
Jg,,. -OlInal paper prepared by Chief
M, b.'.Dg y, laney as an opinion of the conrt,
&. "u'ca was not delivered by reason of
Huntsville gazette., 1887-01-15

ACTING SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR
NrLpRow has disbarred Joseph N. Wal
lace, Of Rapid City, OAK, from practicing
as an attorney before the Interior Depart
ncnt or any Of its bureaus and local land
Oiees
Huntsville gazette., 1887-01-15

rrr French Mlni5tor Of Foreign Affairs
..,nnaiciallr" recommended the ac-
oontsrcn .r' br Bulgaria Of the Prince of Min
rrela
Huntsville gazette., 1887-01-15

Crowd, of unemployed workmen as
anbled in front of the offices of the Local
G0reramant Board at London on the 7th,
arI demanded relief
Huntsville gazette., 1887-01-15

rpovgE monument erected to the
. -,.,.nr WV. n King Victor Emanuel was un-
H',--3' '.,-3 u. t,o OH IN the Pantheon at Rome.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-01-15

,- Luz resident has approved the new
r:.Sa (@,S TalcA were submitted to him by the
o,,., o,.,,7o'rvce Commissioners, under which
yt VIM n all the lower grades in the New
,.. WIN custom house will be eligible to
rr-''a''uon r.-i, for promotion to the higher
Huntsville gazette., 1887-01-15

rI'r DsE7Fr BaTGADIER-GENERAL THOMAS
3f.on s," d.ed at Washington, on the Sth,
n,., d pref illness. He had lived for
to,o:, III .naA twenty years with silver plate
rs portion of his skull, which was
o,,ba o,b,~'ea by cannon ball during the war
Huntsville gazette., 1887-01-15

b i,igs i,t9sL Trend of DR.. McGlynn says that
a '1lormed by letter from Rome that,
v5ie5 sutton s Of the McGlynn matter,
6,,sl" l"etfacts !. unprecedented interest in
N NJ clrcles there, the doctor will pro ba-
i1ss.. oIered the presidency Of the
~Vlcan College in Rome.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-01-15

ares, On fba fbbatlonal Y, House of Representa-
aleda noS;te ue oth, Mr.. Hatch, of Missouri,
the Indena1.l dpSa,.l9n from the Grand Lodge of
q Nisson,+u , Order of Good Templars
sl4erati0s :, asking for favorable con.
oil grant;''ll0 @n0 early passage of the Senate
q ColumL;s % % the people of the District
ballot wbats lI lhe right to determine by
hereafter rVoner b intoxicating liquors NAV
sod IN r s. oe legally mannfacturaa naas 10y
Huntsville gazette., 1887-01-15

hr muse committee on public build
sd5ifon grounds has agreed to make an
loidmna allowance Of $4,000 for the
NtaI at Ierre Haute, Ind, making a
b01a nSppFoprlation of S17S,OO for that
tor ina f'5' ana increased the appropriation
t0n ss,o Paollc PoaIollc building at Denver, Col,
SS'O,O00 to s575. 900.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-01-15

Mates NJ : sun On deposit in the United
Iat6nal lISasurY to secure circulation of
called ,bna odhks the sum of So, 99S, $50 in
latura5 q, percent bonds which have
SaQks an, Iaose bonds are held by 1876
3d W., W. al included in calls from the
sad inclnSi. matured February /, 1856, to
Deeenbaauu the 144th, which matured
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-12-14


The national pure-food convention,
which will meet in Washington in Jan
nary. will be a much more important
assemblage than scores of gatherings,
den ominated conventions, which
challenge public attention somewhere
in the country every year It's princi-
pal object will be to induce congress
to take measures to prevent the adul-
teration OF floods and medicines. It's
mission Is, therefore, in every sense
worthy and deserving OF wide sympa-
thy and abundant success. The evil
which it would breast is far more ex-
tinsive and detrimental to the Amer
ican people than type has ever ex-
pressed. The question involved is
one that cannot possibly divide men
on political lines; and so there ought
not to be much difficulty in securing
effective legislative action on the sub
ieet,
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-12-14

AZ the regular meeting Of M;Rnesota 10y.
al Legion at st. Paul. the following were
admitted to the membership: Ge.. Alonzo
Jay Edgerton. Capt. Loren Baxter. Col.
Charles Frank Hansdorf. Lieut.. William
Davis Faulkner. Capt. Ezra Fransworth,
Jr.. Col. George Franklin French, Lieut. Ell
woodSpenser Corser. Capt. John Meiyin
Shaw, Capt. Electus Abijah Pratt. COL
Reuben Clark Bent on. Maj. William Ragan:
Lieut.. James Austin Bixby. Lieut. Marsh.
Pratt Hawkins, Col. William Berry Nc
Cord. Capt. Charles Henry Woods, Maj.
William Dinsmore Hale, Capt. John PAUL
son. Y
Deputy Ulsted States Marshal Edward.
Sweetser. arrested j Josknas Towle, post
master OF New Avon. Redwood county,
tor fraudulently cancei'ng stamps in order
to increase the salary Of His Office and for
using stamps in payment of his debts. in
violation OF the postal Laws. Towle was;
taken to ST. Paul.
Jim and Pete Barrett we're indicted at
Minneapolis for the murder Of street car:
driver Z, g!,ollefson. rs
Ivan Hansen oi ~ eorhead failed and IS.
signed. George G. Newell & Co. Of Mime
apOlis. and Raworth q Co. OF Fargo ara
the heavicss creditors Assets, 81. 600;
Liabilities. Sc, OV0.
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-12-14

II there are any more poor people
who think Of reno wing to California
they may as we'll be warned in time
that poverty and snisery await them
IN that overrated country. Thou
sands OF mechanics and laborers are to
be found in every iowa and city with
out employment. without the neoes-
saries of life and Totally withont
means to return to more favorable
localities. People with considerable
capital can do well in California as
they can anywhere else. if they have
good business sense, but those with
out capital are better of at home.
The climate is almost the sole attrac.
tion, and that is delicious in many
localities. and not attractive in 9th.
ers.
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-12-14

.
Shnov3sdpo the force OF an sa:arpumen4xsgyhi
inyolHes the welfare and kberals :. s.cosT,ransa- -
stion of our laboring pecple, Our 4Sbor Is
ShoncfAble In the eyes az every Ameriean
aciptxen. AS it laws the foundation ssf snnr
deyelopment and nrogreas Fl il enritlad
without affectation5 OF hgpocrisv tn Tt,,e
utmost regard The standard OF our labor
eE's Life should not be measured by har, Of
any other country lese favored and
they are enuitIed to their fnli rahare
Of all our aGlvantaeea By the last
census it is made to appear that of the
IA, 372 O99 Of our population engaged in ali
kinds OF industries. 3. $40 1873 areAemployed
in agriculture. a, ,O74.238 in professonal
and personal service (2.94A, $40 Of sRtom
are domesJlc servants and laborers) sWhile
81 ,810,2J6 are employed in Irade and trans
5portation. and s. .S37. LID are slassed asem
ployed in mai Lufacturing and mining.
THE NUMBER TOO tszt,H.
Tc, ,,rosanr ,,,,,,raaa- lhn,u..v,,ar tlap,,st
number piyen shonld Ia asiderahlvrre.
tlncec Withonr artamnrinu Il" annm sre 70
All IL uI,i h oo,,cado1 tt,,t ~. shn,,i ~,
1leinctari from tI,asa which ;t - clpdas 97s
IA ,csr,nantars onG ininar. = slas AT1 nil, !.
ners 1rassmakers and saams;,assas I72 zoe.
rs,n;rhs 90 Tse ta;1a.s 49,, ,ai1o,sssas
Inoa7a 7as aT .1I eon!
bakers % na9 nIasrarers ~ arc and q So anraroGj
IN nmannf,csnnr rinn hon ngricnitnraI = imniamants
amonn4ino in the nppreoata to { 214 O1g
Sleavinp > 623 nea narsons emnlnved IN
3suci, mannracrnrina indne, rios 10 are!
sclain,ali - he hon tod hu . hi.h - tor;t. !
To f11sse sha annaaI 10 mada "a Saw, Their
,,empIoysaenn and lnaintain their wares hy.
RESISTING a changa Thsra s,,o,,id No 10 - s,;: ~
nosition tn answer snch sngrestioTe Nv RI,
allegation that tf1ev are in q minority among
those who labor and Therefor, si1nnld FORE
,oo an advantaue' 81 in tho ,ntaraat 81 Jnuu
prices fer the majority. their comnensasion
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-12-14

The great game that is going onsnp.
on the Europeanc chessboard promises
results never dreamed OF before in the
widest period CT speculation. Russia
has awakened.to some sense OF mem
ace in the Canadian Pacific railroad
TO her settlements along the Pacific,
Therefore, ;s,road is to be built across
Siberia to the sea. of Ochotsk. The
cost is something unparalleled in the
history broad building. but the Gov
ernment undertakes the work unhesi-
tatingly.
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-12-14

The magnitude Of the internal COM
merce Of the United States is sstriking,!ys, ,y !
illustrated BY theiact that the trade Of
the Lake Superior region alone, which
passes through the Sault Ste. Marie
canal, much exceeds in number OF yes
sells and almost equals in tonnas
that which passes through the Sutz
canal. In value the latter is much
greater, since thee eights OF the steam-
ships using the Suez canal consists
largely Of goods Of high cost compared
with their bulk or weight, while the
freights from Lake Superior are chiefly
raw materials, such as iron ore, cop
per, grain and lumber. The average
number oftons passed through the
Sault Ste. Maria canalin aday exceeds
that Of the Suez canal, though the
yearly tonnage is a triHe less because
the former is closed by ice for about
one hundred and forty days of the
year.lwhile the latter OF course is con-I
stantly open. But if the increase for
the present year in the Lake Superior
traffic should equal that Of the last,
the yearly TONNAGE will surpass
that Of the eastern ditch. The
canal at the falls OF Ste. Marie was
opened in 1855. 1t had then lock
with two chambers, and would pass
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-12-14

The total fire loss during November
SIG. .OO8, ,975, an increase OF
$4,000, 600 over the same month last
year This is the heaviest November
.onsrecord. exceptsat the time sof the
Boston FIRE; and if the December loss
es.this year merely equal those OF
1886 the total fire waste of 1887 will
he $1so,156. 400. against $116560o,
600 for last year.
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-12-14
IA Reduction of the Treasury Surplus
Urged with All the Force Of
Earnest Argument.
The Removal or Material Lessenings
of the Duty on Wool Is Recon- !
meHded.
Congress Referred to the Department
Reports for an Account Of Gov
ernment Opera ti0ns.
PRESENTED By GROVER.

PRESENTED By GROVER
Tho Presidents Message Devoted Exc1u-
,sive1y TO the JariR Que-tion-A Reduction
of the surplus Urgently Urged
To the Congress Of the United States: You
are confronted at the threshold of your leg
isiative duties,with condition Of the ma
tanal finances which i'm peratively demands
immediate and careful consideration The
amount OF money annually exactad. through
the .operaJlon Of present laws, from the in
dustsies and necessities Of the people largely
exceeds the sum necessary to meet the ex-
penses of the government. When we con-
slider that the theory of our institutions
guarantee to every citizen the full enjoy
ment of ell the fruits of his industry and en-
terprise. with only such abduction as may
be his share towards the caseful and ecoEom-
lead mainteEance of the government which
protects him it is plain that the exaction of
more than this is indefensble extortion and
culpable betrayal of American fairness and
justice. This wrong inflicted upon those
who bear the burden of national taxation,
like other wrongs. nultiplies brood of evil
consequences The public treasury. which
should only exist as conduit con-
veying the peoples tribute to its le-
gitimate objects OF expenditure, be-
comes boarding place for money need
lessly withdrawn from trade and the peo-
ples' use, thus crippling our national ener-
gies, suspending our countrv's develop
ment, preventing investment in productive
enterprise, threatening financial disturb
ance and inviting schemes of public plumber.
This condition of our treasury is not al to-
gether new: and it has more than once of
i.ta haan snh,nittel - tha neonla,s renra-
gentatiyes in the congress. Who alone can
pp1y cppt}nnes with aeuravatefi incidents more
than ever nresaginr tirancial cnnvnls,on
and wide -snrend disaster II will not do 70
NEGLECT this situation because lis dangers are
me- now v,a1nahlv 'imninant nnd annara,,t
1Tbav erst 81 n,,na ( ha less cartainiV and avail
when sufldenlv thev will be nreclnitatei
mon ma. an fune 20 1RR5 rhe eycess az
revenues over nublic exnendirnras after
comnlvinu with tha ANIMAL rennirement of
the sinking fund net was S17Ss59 735 "a.
dnrino, the YEAR ended lime 20 iSRR ench
arcass amnnntefl To $40 aO5S S5dS 81. and
Smrinp the wear ended Inna 2r 1897 -
roached g5f 6e7 $40 Sn { The annnoI con.i
trihntions to - ','---S-,>
~ u
during the three years above specified,
amounting in the aggregate to $685.
O59, 800 "a, and deducted from the
surplus as stated, were made by
calling in for that purpose out
standing per cent bonds of the govern
80. 1887, the surplus revenue had grown so
large by repeated accunlulations. and it was
feared the withdrawal of this great sum of
money needed by the people would affect
the business OF the country, that S79. .S64.-
I'm ~ s1,c ~ aur,.lns was applied to the paw
nkr~.o -